Antonio Brown Lost His Mind and Quit the Buccaneers Mid-Game
Antonio Brown apparently didn't feel like playing any more on Sunday. In the middle of the third quarter, during a Tampa Bay Buccaneers possession, Brown just took off his jersey and pads and jogged to the locker room while waving to the crowd. It was bizarre.
Check this out:
Antonio Brown ran off the field shirtless after showing some frustration on the sidelines.@JenHale504 pic.twitter.com/Jet6ofnNm2
— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) January 2, 2022
Antonio Brown just took jersey and gear off and threw it into crowd. Celebrating and ran to the locker room. No idea what is going on. pic.twitter.com/uPALqGJGJo
— Jake Brown (@JakeBrownRadio) January 2, 2022
Antonio Brown just took his jersey off and left the field shirtless with the peace sign up while the Bucs were on offense pic.twitter.com/9Ts6qTBDXG
— Kenny Ducey (@KennyDucey) January 2, 2022
The Bucs were losing to the New York Jets 24-10 at the time and Brown had three catches for 26 yards in the game. Maybe he was frustrated, but that is absolutely no way for an NFL player to act.
Mike Evans tried to talk to Brown but the former All-Pro wasn't having it:
Antonio Brown has a meltdown at the hand of the #Jets and #BraxtonBerrios pic.twitter.com/RGhSYpyrOu
— Miller (@mmmmillah) January 2, 2022
Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians already has already had multiple issues with Brown, so we'll see if this is the last straw. Especially after he used a fake vaccine card in an attempt to skirt the league's health and saftey protocols.
Brown's relationship with Tom Brady may be the only thing keeping him on the team at this point.
UPDATE: Apparently Arians benched Brown before his tirade.
As we just said on #GoBucs radio Antonio Brown was benched by Coach Bruce Arians before taking off his shoulder pads and jersey and throwing them down on the bench. He's gone to lockerrom on his own
— TJ Rives (@BucSidelineGuy) January 2, 2022
UPDATE No. 2: Bruce Arians says Antonio Brown is no longer a Buc:
I asked Bruce Arians what led to the decision to ultimately cut Antonio Brown: "I'm not talking about him. He's no longer part of the Bucs."
— JennaLaineESPN (@JennaLaineESPN) January 2, 2022